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ArticleBMC biology2024

The roles of cell wall polysaccharides in response to waterlogging stress in Brassica napus L. root.

Jijun Li, Yuting Zhang, Yahui Chen, Yijing Wang, Zhihua Zhou, Jinxing Tu, Liang Guo, Xuan Yao

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Jijun Li *National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Yuting Zhang *National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Yahui ChenNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Yijing WangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Zhihua ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Jinxing TuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Liang GuoNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Xuan YaoNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. xuanyao@mail.hzau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6247-1110

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Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry 2021HSZD004Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China U23A20194Key Research and Development Plan of Hubei Province 2021ABA011Key Technologies Research and Development Program of Anhui Province 2022YFD1200400
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Abstract

backgroundBrassica napus L. (B. napus) is susceptible to waterlogging stress during different cultivation periods. Therefore, it is crucial to enhance the resistance to waterlogging stress to achieve a high and stable yield of B. napus.

resultsHere we observed significant differences in the responses of two B. napus varieties in root under waterlogging stress. The sensitive variety (23651) exhibited a more pronounced and rapid reduction in cell wall thickness and root integrity compared with the tolerant variety (Santana) under waterlogging stress. By module clustering analysis based on transcriptome data, we identified that cell wall polysaccharide metabolism responded to waterlogging stress in root. It was found that pectin content was significantly reduced in the sensitive variety compared with the tolerant variety. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis revealed that the expression of two homologous genes encoding polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein 2 (PGIP2), involved in polysaccharide metabolic pathways, was highly upregulated in root of the tolerant variety under waterlogging stress. BnaPGIP2s probably confer waterlogging resistance by inhibiting the activity of polygalacturonases (PGs), which in turn reduces the degradation of the pectin backbone polygalacturonic acid.

conclusionsOur findings demonstrate that cell wall polysaccharides in root plays a vital role in response to the waterlogging stress and provide a theoretical foundation for breeding waterlogging resistance in B. napus varieties.

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Brassica napusCell WallPlant RootsPolysaccharidesStress, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, PlantPectinsPlant ProteinsWaterPectinsPlant ProteinsPolysaccharidesWaterBnaPGIP2Brassica napusCell wall polysaccharidesRootWaterlogging stress

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PMCPMC11367843

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